If you are convicted of a Felony DWI, you will lose your driver’s license for at least 1 year. You also face up to 4 years in prison and/or up to 5 years of probation. The court will impose a maximum fine of $5000 and a surcharge of $520. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will require an alcohol evaluation or rehabilitation before re-licensing you. In addition, there is a mandatory DMV Driver Assessment Penalty of $750. You must install an ignition interlock device into any vehicle you own or operate. If the prior conviction was within the last 5 years of a prior DWI conviction you also will be required to serve a jail term of 5 days or, in the alternative, perform 30 days of Community Service for a public or not for profit corporation.
